Oil & Gas Shareholders ask Shell to justify how LNG expansion fits within climate ambition "The level of fossil gas production planned by Shell is not only environmentally dangerous, but creates financial risk for investors too." Melodie Michel 08 January 2025
People & Culture Schneider Electric names new Chief Sustainability Officer Based in Hong Kong, Leong is also part of Schneider Electric’s executive committee. Melodie Michel 08 January 2025
Banking JP Morgan completes Wall Street’s exodus from Net Zero Banking Alliance All six of the top US banks have now left the climate alliance, two weeks before Donald Trump begins his second term. Melodie Michel 07 January 2025
Data Centre Emissions Data centres could consume 12% of US electricity within 4 years This rapid growth is raising questions around emissions. Melodie Michel 07 January 2025
Climate Targets Walmart warns it will miss 2025 and 2030 targets as sales growth push up emissions Walmart’s operational emissions have been creeping up since 2021. Melodie Michel 06 January 2025
Sustainable Finance Concerns grow over banks’ climate commitments as GFANZ loosens mandate The move comes after several financial institutions decided to leave UN-backed climate initiatives, such as NZBA. Melodie Michel 06 January 2025
People & Culture easyJet names new sustainability lead Lahiru Ranasinghe replaces Jane Ashton, who became easyJet’s first sustainability director in 2020. Melodie Michel 23 December 2024
Policy & Standards US announces 61% emissions reduction goal for 2035 – likely to be led by states Strong leadership by non-federal actors could put the US on a path to 54-62% emissions reductions. Melodie Michel 20 December 2024
CSO Futures Weekly Schneider Electric on the ‘gift’ of sustainability Achieving sustainability at scale, leveraging climate disclosures to grow, and investing in emerging clean technologies... Melodie Michel 19 December 2024
Carbon removals Frontier coalition makes $US80 million carbon removal purchase Two firms will remove 296,378 tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere on behalf of Frontier by 2030. Melodie Michel 19 December 2024